Henry Ian Cusick To Play the Reaper
September 3, 2007 by Nikki Katz
Henry Ian Cusick may be replacing Mandy Patinkin in a new made-for-DVD movie - Dead Like Me.
There’s no word on how filming may impact Cusick’s commitments to Lost, but being that this is a direct-to-video venture and not a mainstream theatrical production the impact could be virtually non-existent, particularly since the Lost gang has so much lead time to play around with.
Patinkin was apparently not available when the film went into production so a new head reaper character was developed, and from the sounds of things is more or less the center of the new films plot. The name of the new head reaper is Cameron Kane. From early character descriptions, it sounds like Cameron is all business when it comes to death.
The presence of Cusick might cause Lost fans to speculate that his character, Desmond, will be spending some time with the reaper himself. Before taking that route though, consider that Lost has five months of leeway to extend to its actors. Any shooting that Cusick misses out in the short term could always be picked up later, well in advance of Lost’s premiere date.
The film is being directed by Rock Star director Stephen Herek, and was written by Dead Like Me executive producers and veteran writers Stephen Godchaux and John Masius.
Source: BuddyTV
This direct-to-video won’t impact Ian’s Lost stance at all. Filming is done … was done before they went back to start S04 of Lost.